UKONS Board Meeting Wednesday 8 th March hrs Minutes

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1 UKONS Board Meeting Wednesday 8 th March hrs Minutes Name, Role, Status Job title UKONS region Richard Henry () President Emma Sweeney (ES) President Elect Catherine Oakley Past President Cathy Hughes (CH) Treasurer Jane Beveridge (JB) Secretary Wendy Anderson (WA) Chemo MG Chair Sandra Campbell (SC) Philippa Jones (PJ) AOS Co-lead & Co-opted Board member Gillian Knight (GK) AOS MIG Co-lead Rachael Morgan-Lovatt (RM-L) Helen Roe (HR) Dialled in for chemo MIG section Alison Hill from hrs Verna Lavender Lecturer in Nursing at Queens University Belfast Macmillan Head of Cancer Nursing Colchester Hospital Chemotherapy Nurse Consultant Guys & St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust Consultant Nurse Gynaecology / Oncology Imperial College Healthcare Deputy Nurse Director Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Macmillan Nurse Consultant Chemotherapy South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Nurse Consultant for Cancer and Palliative Care Falkirk Community Hospital Macmillan Associate Acute Oncology Nurse Advisor for NIHR Clinical Research Network: West Midlands Cancer Division Macmillan Lead Cancer Nurse South Wales Cancer Network Lead Cancer Nurse BMI Priory Hospital Consultant Cancer Nurse / AOS Lead North Cumbria University Hospitals NHS Trust Lead Cancer Nurse University College London Hospitals Senior Lecturer in Cancer Care Oxford Brookes University Northern Ireland (NI) East of England (EoE) North East and Yorks & Humber (NE&YH) North East and Yorks & Humber (NE&YH) Scotland (S) Midlands (M) Wales (W) West Midlands (WM) North West (NW) 1

2 Item Action 1. Welcome and apologies welcomed everyone to the meeting. noted from Verna Lavender, Catherine Oakley, Rachael Morgan- Lovatt. Helen Roe to dial into meeting for Chemo MIG session. Alison Hill to join meeting at 1230 hrs reminded group that any apologies needed to go to himself and ES Declaration of conflict of interest CH Trustee of Ovarian Cancer Charity Review of minutes and actions from last meeting PJ will sit on geriatric oncology group to represent UKONS Endorsement process. Group felt only to badge as UKONS events where one of us on Board is involved with the event. Happy to circulate details of events on breaking news. Need consistency around this. to draft something and circulate Partnership agreement ES working on this and will circulate Job advertising we will follow this up with a survey to see response of advert. CH is chasing outstanding payment for a number of vacancies that we have advertised. Board felt that we should not continue to advertise posts form those organisations that have not paid to date. List to be collated of all those that have not paid PJ attending London Nurse Show on 14 th March 2017 GK & HR are attending the BJN awards on 10 th March 2017 to present Cancer Nurse of the Year Award. SC attending the RCNi conference. VL not at meeting to give update on award. CH to chase Venetia Winter Blythe for a paragraph of text to circulate in Breaking News for Nurse of Year award ES CH//Jack VL CH 1. Finance report CH gave overview of accounts End of year financial report circulated 2. Secretary report JB presented secretary report, overview of membership and partner level agreements Increase in membership noted Changes made to the Memorandum and Articles of Association JB will liaise with solicitors. Bye laws need to be drafted JB will work on this 3. ONS Feedback from TCon /ES had TCon with ONS incoming President. Outcome to develop 3-4 objectives for the forthcoming year to see if any collaborative work that could be undertaken PJ is presenting at ONS Denver May 2017 will use UKONS slide set and take promotional materials to look at if we can join ONS as an organisation JB 4. TORCH future collaborative venture with UKONS Progressing with this. Natalie Doyle is representing UKONS 5. UKONS Documentation ES & ND have gone through all the UKONS documentation. ES will circulate to Board. JB will act as document controller ES & JB 6. Association links including EONS ES met with Danny Kelly Strategy & Vision meeting Board felt that we need to be represented at this in Nov ES will let DK know we wish to be involved ES 7. Industry partnerships and Board links ES has revisited the partners/board links and updating the slide set. ES has updated the list of partners and Board links - will liaise with AO R ES/AO R 2

3 8. Ambassador update Report received Current number of Ambassadors 108 (includes several additions/leavers as per below). ND contacted group in January to provide slide-set and poster templates. Have now organised two UKONS Ambassadors Events: Incorporating evidence into practice. Wednesday 19th April 2017 (Glasgow) and Monday 24th April 2017 (London) Update by region: 7x Cheshire & Merseyside 4x East of England 7x Greater Manchester, Lancashire & South Cumbria 27x London (this includes some organisation s head office personnel) 2x Northern England 4x Northern Ireland 1x RoI 12x Scotland 7x South East Coast 12x South West 1x TBC (region not yet established) 3x Thames Valley 4x Wales 2x Wessex 9x West Midlands 6x Yorkshire & Humber s need to work with/support our local Ambassadors 9. Haemato- Oncology MIG Update Verna has met with Harry Smith from Gilead on two occasions. Agreed outline programme for masterclass on high-risk CLL. T-Con with Karen Stanley and Harry Smith to agree masterclass programme Work with Gilead to support hosting one-day haemato-oncology masterclass on nursing patients with high-risk CLL Invite members to apply to join a UKONS Haematology MIG Steering Group Confirm aims and objectives of the MIG Draft Terms of Reference Agree actions for the next calendar year Develop webpage/web-based resources for UKONS Haematology MIG on the UKONS website 10. LWBC MIG update Provided a quarterly webpage with 5 key questions 1. Changing faces 2. Look Good Feel Better 3. LGBT 4. NETS 5. Casting for recovery Planned My New Hair Now added as past links so members can look at previous articles To continue with quarterly articles for people/work with relevance to the MIG Consider trialling a Linked in Group Gillian Knight joining the team since Natalie Doyle Board term has ended. Bringing interesting articles to the forefront of member s attention allowing them to develop their knowledge and positively influence their practice to support patients. Focus on maintaining momentum and continuing to source material for the website To continue to encourage the membership to submit ideas for inclusion on the webpage 11. Research MIG update Two meetings held Agreed TOR Emma Ream and CO have secured relationship with BMS to develop and submit a research proposal for funding 3

4 VL, Teresa Wiseman and Laura Rooney to develop an outline proposal for BMS to gauge their interest in funding a systematic review of cognitive assessment tools in the first instance. If expression of interest confirm VL, TW and LR to develop grant application to submit to BMS for this work to be led by UKONS Research MIG with contribution from CO and ER. LR and VL have developed downloadable static information about how access to external websites where information about research training and funding opportunities can be found, for publication on the UKONS website. Process agreed for reviewing and processing members research requests. VL has developed a research project request proforma Delphi study published 12. Chemotherapy MIG update Membership increasing Evening educational event arranged for members16 th March Extravasation in clinical practice. Chemotherapy MIG members contributed to publications. Q & A activity, topics include: Safe administration, closed systems Management docetaxel reactions Use of ambulatory devices for SACT administration ELearning chemotherapy courses Advert drafted for tender systematic review and position statement re closed systems Project group formed with London nurses group for review and development of potential National practical SACT competencies and workbook (chemotherapy passport) Review and approval of Newcastle University e-learning accredited chemotherapy course Further education sessions for members, Oncotype DX Position statement re closed systems Review and update antiemetic guidelines Develop web page Look at ways to collate and share responses to questions and answers Change name of MIG to SACT MIG Board agreed to go out in breaking news 13. Closed session for UKONS s UKONS 24 Hour Triage tool update complete and launched Membership to MIG has increased Train the trainer day in Derby- 40 attendees AO conference on the 6 th and 7th of March 2017 huge success MSD are funding distribution and Roche are also interested in doing so. Tool is being included in The Oxford University Press Cancer nursing Handbook and the RMH Manual for Clinical procedures. The Primary Care Risk Assessment Tool update in progress. Initial management guidelines being updated and will include immunotherapy guidelines project document attached Train the trainer days booked for Sheffield, Cambridge and Walsall Develop MIG management/ membership structure and ask for volunteers to join the leadership team National group in Australia will be submitting a request for amendment as they wish to endorse the tool nationally and add some detail. 14. Radiotherapy MIG update Waiting for report 15. Germ cell MIG update No longer a UKONS MIG, website has been updated to reflect this 4

5 16. Position statement around closed system systematic review Discussed in Chemo MIG 17. Oncology Forum UKONS session June Birmingham PJ has a TCon to discuss structure of session will feedback to Board Session on immunotherapies - challenges/raising our profile Once travel tickets are booked can send invoice directly to CH 18. Macmillan AHP competence framework to liaise with the Authors as need to complete a endorsement request 19. Development of website and social media and Ben working on website and its development need something that is user friendly and compatible on tablets and mobiles Estimate around 9500 to update have received grant from Molnlyke for 3000 to support this Conference planning meeting Group felt that meeting in Harrogate was huge success Agenda discussed and design templates AO R to work with design team to update the design for conference AO R Conference dates and locations Discussion around possible venues for April 2018 Need facility big enough for breakouts, posters, stands and night time event Cannot use sporting facilities under the ABPI rules AO R to explore dates/venues and circulate to Board ES felt it would be useful for herself and to visit some venues prior to booking 22. AOB ES noted e mail from ND for National Lung Cancer Forum to undertake smoking cessation review Board in agreement. Designation: Richard Henry, UKONS President Date: 19 April 2017 Next meeting: TCon 21 st April hrs All face to face meetings 330 High Holborn, London, WC2A 1AH (Succinct offices) 5